Balai Mandal vs State of Uttarakhand

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2026 Supreme(UK) 30

IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL
RAVINDRA MAITHANI, SIDDHARTHA SAH
Balai Mandal – Appellant
Versus
State of Uttarakhand – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For The Appellant : Mr. D.C.S. Rawat, learned Amicus Curiae
For the State : Mr. Pankaj Joshi, learned AGA

Table of Content
1. conviction details and charges against appellant. (Para 1 , 2)
2. investigation and evidence collection process. (Para 3 , 4)
3. witness testimony and credibility. (Para 5 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 18 , 20)
4. appellant's defense arguments. (Para 6 , 9 , 10 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25)
5. court's final decision and reasoning for conviction. (Para 30 , 31 , 32)

JUDGMENT :

Ravindra Maithani, J.

Instant appeal is preferred against the judgment and order dated 28.04.2016, passed in Sessions Trial Nos. 160 and 161 of 2013, State Vs. Balai Mandal , by the court of Sessions Judge, Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar. By it, the appellant has been convicted under Section 302 of IPC and Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959 (“the Arms Act”) and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment under of with a fine of `10,000/-. In default of payment of fine, to undergo, simple imprisonment for a further period of two years and further sentenced to undergo three years rigorous imprisonment under of the Arms Act with a fine of `5,000/-. In default of payment of fine, to undergo, simple imprisonment for a further period of six months.

2. Facts necessary to appreciate the controversy, briefly stated, are as fol